· Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: Wilkinson's Watermelon· (Conclusion - Part 2 of 2) It’s Sunday night, August 21, 1927 in Hutchinson, Kansas. Earlier, two boys were caught by Old Man Wilkinson as they were attempting to steal a prized watermelon from his melon patch. Reno County Sheriff Fay F. Brown was called and responded to the scene from his home. He contacted Wilkinson and collected the boys. * The boys were eager to leave Wilkinson’s property. When ordered, they jumped into the … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Wilkinson’s Watermelon
Truman Reynolds
Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Wilkinson’s Watermelon
· Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: Wilkinson's Watermelon· (Part 1 of 2) It’s Sunday night, August 21, 1927 in Hutchinson, Kansas. Cora and Fay Brown are having a conversation while Caesar, lying on the floor, dreams. * Caesar’s asleep. He’s no Rin-Tin-Tin, but he’s an intelligent and friendly German police dog. However, Caesar can be fiercely protective of Cora, matron and cook of the Reno County Jail, and every prisoner knows it. “The farmers can stop praying for rain now,” said Fay, … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Wilkinson’s Watermelon
Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Kansas City Monarchs Baseball
· Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: Kansas City Monarchs Baseball· It's Friday, July 29, 1927, in Hutchinson, Kansas. The day is heating up. It will be a scorcher. * The past week had been a challenge for Sheriff Fay Brown, 36. He was skilled at catching criminals, but having them behave and keeping them locked up in an old jail, was another matter. Every day, prisoner Bill Coyle was acting crazier; like a bad virus, Roy Jones was mimicking Coyle’s destructive behavior; and Truman Reynolds was … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Kansas City Monarchs Baseball
Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Bad Boy of Arlington
· Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: Bad Boy of Arlington· * It was July 19, 1927. Truman Reynolds, 18, had rubbed Reno County Sheriff Fay F. Brown the wrong way ever since the boy was fifteen-years-old. The youth, who the local paper had dubbed the “Bad Boy of Arlington,” (located 15 miles SW of Hutchinson) was pure trouble. * Sheriff Fay Brown was sick in bed on the second floor of his residence when, shortly before midnight, he heard a noise on the west side of the jail building. He peered … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Bad Boy of Arlington
